Parliament subsequently passed legislation creating a Compliance Officer for IPSA and giving us responsibility for determining MPs’ pay and pensions.

Our rules are a clean break from the old system of allowances. The new rules are fair (to MPs and the public purse), workable and transparent. We subject all expense claims to rigorous verification and auditing.

We have clear processes enabling MPs to request reviews of our decisions, and members of the public can contact the Compliance Officerif they have concerns about a claim.

IPSA is independent of parliament, government and of political parties. In everything we do, we focus on our main duty; to serve the interests of the public.